The Future American Mule Museum

Telling the story ofHow the West Was Built – One Mule at a Time​​

Hello Friends of the Future American Mule Museum! ​

A couple of months ago when we first started talking about #GivingTuesday we thought $5,000 would be a good goal to shoot for. Board president, Bob Felkel, however thought we should really go for it and have a stretch goal of $10,000. Turns out he had a pretty good sense of how generous all of you are! There are still a few checks coming in, but as of right now we have raised $11,695.50. We don't know how much matching funds we'll be getting from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -- we read the matching funds were snapped up in 7 to 15 minutes -- but we're confident some of that will be coming our way (thank you, 5 a.m. donors!). So we're guesstimating the final total will be around $15,000. That is a whopping 50 percent over our audacious $10k goal! None of that would have happened without your donations and fantastic social media networking -- the number of shares and likes was extraordinary. We are so very grateful to you all. In January we hope to have some exciting news to share regarding our progress in "Telling the Story of How the West Was Built -- One Mule at a Time!" For now, though, rest assured we are working diligently behind the scenes to fulfill our mission, "to protect and preserve the legacy of the American mule for generations to come by illuminating the critical role mules played in building the American West." If you missed out of the chance to give on Tuesday, please know any gift you make of any size between now and December 31 is meaningful to our efforts to shine a spotlight on those mules we all love and cherish. Just click the donate button on this page!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

AMM Giving Tuesday UnselfiesCheck out the "unselfies" below from some of our donors. Click photos for larger views.

THANK YOU!!!

Our mission is to protect and preserve the legacy of the American mule for generations to come by illuminating the critical role mules played in building the American West.​​